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Lawmakers Go Home Without Deal on Fiscal Cliff

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  • Saturday, May 25 2013 8:09 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:09:22 GMT
    Nearly 70 participants took part in a Duathlon held at the Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center. This event consists of a 3.1 mile run, a 13 mile bike ride, and a 2 mile run after that. Competitors from
    Nearly 70 participants took part in a Duathlon held at the Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center. This event consists of a 3.1 mile run, a 13 mile bike ride, and a 2 mile run after that.
  • Saturday, May 25 2013 8:07 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:07:03 GMT
    Several residents from across the area strapped on their helmets and cruised downtown Mankato on vintage bikes this morning.The first annual Tweed bicycle ride took place as riders sported old–style bikes
    Several residents from across the area strapped on their helmets and cruised downtown Mankato on vintage bikes this morning.The first annual Tweed bicycle ride took place as riders sported old–style bikes and learned about the history of biking in the Key City.
  • Friday, May 24 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:35:59 GMT
    Emergency responders converge on 1107 Warren Street in Mankato after a pedestrian is hit by a pickup truck. The call came in after 4:00 today. Officials say a woman was taken to the hospital. The extent
    Just after 4:00 p.m. a woman was hit by a pickup truck. Officials say her condition at the hospital is unknown at this time.
WASHINGTON D.C. -

Lawmakers are leaving for Christmas without a plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. The House Speaker lost a push to pass his own last-minute fix and now there's uncertainty about what happens next. 

 House Speaker John Boehner says now it's up to President Obama and the Democrats to steer the country away from the fiscal cliff.

Boehner's bill would have extended the Bush-era tax rates for households making up to a million dollars a year, he pushed it after rejecting an offer from the President that put the threshold at $400,000.  Even if Speaker Boehner had won enough support from his own party to pass plan B in the House, it would have likely failed in the Senate. President Obama also promised a veto - and the White House said Boehner's plan-B just wasted time.  Lawmakers are headed home for Christmas.. but both sides insist they are still committed to stopping the big tax hike that's coming January 1st.